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Plot Summary of Dream Train
"Photographer Joanna James accepts a plum assignment with excitement and some trepidation-to ride the Orient Express and spend five days at the exclusive Cipriani Hotel in Venice, all expenses paid. Her life is complicated when, stopping over in London, she renews relationships with two very different men, leaving her with many decisions to make in the course of the journey.

It turns out to be a trip where lasting friendships are made, hearts are broken, and love is found. Joanna will come to know and value herself as she has never done before. "

Boppy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Dream Train
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - photographer
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - obedient - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - resort/hotel - moving train

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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